Category: football
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my tenuous link to Leicester City
So the impossible has happened. Leicester City won the Premier League this season after almost being relegated last season, and being most pundits’ favourite for relegation this time around. At the start of the season the bookmakers were giving odds of 5000-1 for them winning the Premier League. This is being proclaimed as the most…
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Some people won’t be on the pitch…
Gross generalisation the first: there is a sense of collective disappointment across the country because FIFA is not holding a World Cup Finals in England for at least the next 20 years. Gross generalisation the second: the sense of collective disappointment is concentrated among the males in the population. Gross generalisation the third: lots of…
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armchair supporters 2
I watched the football last night on the telly. It was very frustrating. England drew 0-0 with Montenegro. They did not show much invention and some players seemed incapable of doing the simple things like passing the ball to a team mate and keeping the ball on the pitch. I have discovered that I am…
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extra bonus post
A friend of mine (thanks Nick) sent me this picture from England’s World Cup training camp. Caption is underneath. Any alternative suggestions? Fabio: “I said, ‘I need to discuss tactics with you Wayne,’ and he said, ‘I don`t really like mints boss’” OR Fabio: “Whatta you thinka of my brillianta idea: ifa we are alosing…
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reacting to Rooney reacting to the fans – but not just a blog about football
“Nice to hear your home fans booing you – that’s loyal supporters,” was how England’s Wayne Rooney reacted to hearing boos from the England supporters following a very poor England performance against Algeria. I can understand how he felt. The team did not play well. Individuals played badly. He was obviously very disappointed with what…
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